Bon Jovi to NJ: I’ll be there for you

Rock star and New Jersey native Jon Bon Jovi made an appearance Monday to announce his $1 million contribution to New Jersey’s Sandy Relief Fund.

“My being here is not political. It’s emotional because I grew up here. I went to school here. I met my wife here,” he said at an event held to announce the donation. “And in the days following the storm, when I visited these streets and spoke to the residents, one thought that came to me time and time again was what can I do?”

Beaming with pride, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Bon Jovi and his wife are people “who never take New Jersey away from themselves.” Read more at CNN.com…